Bengü

Bengü Erden is a Turkish pop singer. She was born on April 2nd 1979, in Izmir, Turkey. She became first familiar with music during her time at the İzmir State Symphony Orchestra. In İzmir, she was cast in a leading role in the musical “Oliver Twist”. She later took singing lessons from İzmir State Conservatory general manager Müfit Bayraş. In 1998, by performing a song by Müfit Bayraş she ranked second at the competition Pop Show ‘98 organized by MÜ-YAP and Show TV. She then studied music at Istanbul Academy. She worked as a back vocalist for Kenan Doğulu for three years. In 2007, Bengü became the winner of Show TV’s singing competition Bak Kim Dans Ediyor.Her first album Hoş Geldin was produced by Kenan Doğulu and Ozan Doğulu and released in July 2000. Her second studio album Bağlasan Durmam was released in 2005. After two years, she released her third studio album Taktik. In 2009, Bengü released İki Melek. In 2011, she released the album Dört Dörtlük. In 2012, her maxi single “Anlatacaklarım Var” was released. The song “Yaralı” form this maxi single, ranked number-one on Turkey’s official music charts for seven weeks. Her 2013 single “Saygımdan” also topped 'Türkçe Top 20’ in 2014 for five weeks. In 2014, Bengü’s single “Yaralı” won the “Most Played Song” award at the Turkey Music Awards. Bengü’s seventh studio album İkinci Hal was released in October 2014. Its lead single “Sahici”, ranked third on Türkçe Top 20 and then remained number one for five weeks. “Hodri Meydan”, Bengü’s fifth single, was released on March 4th 2016 under the label DMC. Another single, “Sığamıyorum”, was released on June 28th 2016. The music video garnered 5 million views on its first week of release. After three weeks, the song ranked third on Turkey’s official music charts.